WHAT CAN I READ NOW?
Some suggestions for 9-11 year olds.
This page is a list of books that are written at a suitable reading level for children aged between 9-11 years. The content is considered to be appropriate for this age group.
These are books that are part of our library collection, you can check their availability by clicking on the title.
Many of the authors of these books have written several books, so if you find an author that you like, you may wish to read other books that they have written. Always remember, that authors write books for a variety different age groups, so not all of their books will be suitable for you. Choose every book you read carefully by:
- Looking at the cover
- Reading the blurb
- Looking at the font, the layout and the illustrations
- Do the five finger test
Use the OPAC to search for authors that you may wish to read more of.
This page prepared by Barbara Philip. Last modified 23-Mar-2006
TITLE
|
AUTHOR |
| Ahlberg, Allan | |
| Ahlberg, Allan | |
| Aiken, Joan | |
| Aiken, Joan | |
| Alcock, Vivien | |
| Alcock, Vivien | |
| Alcock, Vivien | |
| Almond, David | |
| Anderson, Rachel | |
| Anderson, Rachel | |
| Ashley, Bernard | |
| Avi | |
| Avi | |
| Baillie, Allan | |
| Ball, Duncan | |
| Ball, Duncan | |
| Banks, Lynne Reid | |
| Banks, Lynne Reid | |
| Bawden, Nina | |
| Bawden, Nina | |
| Bawden, Nina | |
| Blackman, Malorie | |
| Blackman, Malorie | |
| Blackman, Malorie | |
| Blume, Judy | |
| Booth, Martin | |
| Branford, Henrietta | |
| Breslin, Theresa | |
| Breslin, Theresa | |
| Burgess, Melvin | |
| Byars, Betsy | |
| Carey, Janet Lee | |
| Cassidy, Cathy | |
| Cate, Dick | |
| Cleary, Beverly | |
| Colfer, Eoin | |
| Corder, Zizou | |
| Cottrell Boyce, Frank | |
| Cresswell, Helen | |
| Cross, Gillian | |
| Dann, Colin | |
| Danziger, Paula | |
| Desai, Anita | |
| Dickinson, Peter | |
| Doherty, Berlie | |
| Ellis, Deborah | |
| Fine, Anne | |
| Fisher, Catherine | |
| Fisk, Nicholas | |
| Forward, Toby | |
| Funke, Cornelia | |
| Gates, Susan | |
| Geras, Adele | |
| Gleitzman, Morris | |
| Griffiths, Andy | |
| Haddix, Margaret Peterson | |
| Hendry, Diana. | |
| Hesse, Karen | |
| Horowitz, Anthony | |
| Ibbotson, Eva | |
| Jacques, Brian | |
| Jennings, Paul | |
| Jones, Diana Wynne | |
| Kemp, Gene | |
| Klein, Robin | |
| Laird, Elizabeth | |
| Lingard, Joan | |
| Mahy, Margaret | |
| Masters, Anthony | |
| McCaughrean, Geraldine | |
| McKay, Hilary | |
| Morpurgo, Michael | |
| Morpurgo, Michael | |
| Nimmo, Jenny | |
| O'Neill, Judith | |
| Paulsen, Gary | |
| Pratchett, Terry | |
| Pullman, Philip | |
| Ridley, Philip | |
| Rodda, Emily | |
| Rowling, J.K | |
| Starke, Ruth | |
| Tomlinson, Theresa | |
| Umansky, Kaye | |
| Ure, Jean | |
| Waugh, Sylvia | |
| Wilson, Jacqueline |
Information sources:
Book Selector
Tanglin Trust School WebOPAC
Irvin, N and Cooper, L 1999, Who next...?a guide to children's authors, Loughborough University. UK.
Allan Ahlberg, then try reading
- Jeremy Strong
- David Henry Wilson
Joan Aiken & Vivien Alcock , then try reading
- Clare Bevan
- Annie Dalton
Malorie Blackman , then try reading
- Gillian Cross
- Ruth Thomas
Betsy Byars, then try reading
- Judy Blume
- Robin Klein
Beverley Cleary , then try reading
- Jacqueline Wilson
- Mary Hooper
Eion Colfer , then try reading
- Lemony Snicket
- Georgis Byng
Colin Dann , then try reading
- Dick King-Smith
- Kenneth Grahame
Nicholas Fisk , then try reading
- Douglas Hill
- Terrance Dicks
Cornelia Funke, then try reading
- Bruce Coville
- J K Rowling
Anthony Horowitz , then try reading
- Philip Ridley
- Roal Dahl
Robin Klein , then try reading
- Morris Gleitzman
- Betsy Byars
Hilary McKay , then try reading
- Shelia Lavelle
- Ann Pilling
Jenny Nimmo , then try reading
- Catherine Fisher
- Michael Morpurgo
Philip Ridley , then try reading
- Mark Haddon
- Toby Forward
Emily Rodda, then try reading
- K A Applegate
Jacqueline Wilson, then try reading
- Elizabeth Honey
- Lois Lowry